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Today, we\u2019re excited to launch Publish Your Reviews<\/a>, an initiative encouraging reviewers to post their comments alongside the preprint versions of articles. We invite all researchers interested in promoting more open dialog around preprints to sign the following pledge:<\/p>\n

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When a journal invites me to review an article that is available as a preprint, I will publish my review alongside the preprint. I will make sure that the published version of my review does not include the journal name, a recommendation for publication, or other confidential information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

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Why post reviews publicly?<\/h3>\n

Publishing peer reviews alongside preprints provides readers with additional context on preprints, pointing out strengths, weaknesses, and open questions. It also enables reuse of reviews, thereby reducing burden on editors and reviewers. In addition, it brings scientific discussions into the public domain, catalyzing a culture of open scholarly debate. Finally, publishing peer reviews surfaces the work of reviewers to a broader audience, promoting greater recognition for this important work.<\/p>\n

ASAPbio\u2019s Vice President James Fraser has been posting review reports as a matter of lab policy for years. \u201cAs we continue to make science more open,\u201d he said, \u201cexposing the process of iteratively improving manuscripts through peer review is more important than ever. Writing constructive peer reviews takes time and effort \u2013 and should also be recognized as a scholarly output. Increasing transparency in peer review is timely and exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly career researchers are naturally early adopters of revolutions in the academic culture,\u201d said Gracielle Higino, a Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow at the Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution. \u201cYet, we often don\u2019t have the structure (funds, material, leadership, training) to actually practice what we think is good for science, such as reproducibility, pre-registration or open peer review [\u2026] I want to be a piece of the infrastructure that benefits the next generation of ECRs, so they feel like they are contributing to a bigger movement when reviewing preprints.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with individual pledge signatories, Publish Your Reviews is pleased to have the support of several publishers, preprint servers, peer review platforms, funders, and related organizations. \u201cDORA [The Declaration on Research Assessment] is delighted to support the Publish Your Reviews initiative,\u201d said its Chair, Stephen Curry. \u201cSince it promotes both the work of reviewers and the use of preprints, the initiative aligns well with DORA\u2019s advocacy for the inclusion of a wide range of outputs in research assessment processes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prachee Avasthi, ASAPbio\u2019s President, is also Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Advisor, and Incoming CSO at Arcadia Science, which encourages preprint reviews. \u201cThe scientific literature is expanding rapidly,\u201d she said. \u201cA sustainable, scalable ecosystem involves a broader range of scientists in making research more rigorous and this is best done in ways that minimize wasted effort. At Arcadia Science, to make our contributions to review maximally reusable by authors and useful to readers, we ask our scientists to comment publicly on preprints.\u201d<\/p>\n

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